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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1933

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Fire

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 3 November 1933 · page 1

The residence and contents of a Item dwelling, owned and occupied by Mr. R. W. Flanigan, situated about a mile and a half south from Coolamon, were…

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Grass Fire Near Jerilderie

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1933 · page 4

A grass fire broke out on Bundure Station, north of Yanco Creek, on Tuesday night, and burnt fiercely for a time. Fortunately there was little…

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Lake Albert Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 November 1933 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Lake Albert Bush Fire Brigade was held on Monday. The election of officers and committee for the ensuing…

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Fruit Fires Likely to Be Serious This Summer

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 November 1933 · page 6

The Department's Entomologist cautions that unless the recommended control measures are carried out, the fruit fly will become a serious…

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Gosford Fire Several Shops Gutted Raged for Three Hours Gosford

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 November 1933 · page 1

One of the most, sensational fires in the history of the district broke out in the centre of the town early this morning, destroying Hill's…

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Bush Fires

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 November 1933 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Cootamundra Bush Fire Brigade, reported elsewhere, was well attended by a find lot of Cootamundra townsmen keen…

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Bush Fire Brigade Cootamuadra Organises Again

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 November 1933 · page 3

Mr. J. J. Leahy presided over the annual meeting on Friday night, of the Cootamundra B.F.B., in the office of the hon secretary Mr. B Gibson…

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Gosford Fire Spectacular Blaze GOSFORD

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 November 1933 · page 1
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Gosford experienced its most spectacular fire early on Saturday morning when Hill's Mann street building comprising three shops, garage, a…

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Reichstag Fire Herr Goering Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 November 1933 · page 1

Herr Gering, Premier of Prussia, arrived nearly an hour late to give evidence in refutation of the charges, that the Nazis were responsible for the…

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Bush Fire Precautions (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 November 1933 · page 2

Sir,—In regard to the bush fire which occurred at Brobenah on Sunday afternoon, 28th inst, and reported briefly in a recent issue, with also…

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Big Fire at Gosford

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 November 1933 · page 3

Gosford experienced its most spectacular fire early on Saturday morning when three shops, a garage, a dentist's surgery, a…

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Another Fire at Stony Point

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 November 1933 · page 2

A fire raged fierce'y through grass paddock at Stony Point on Monday afternoon, and but for a set of fortuitous circumstances would…

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Stand on Fire at Flemington Racecourse Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1933 · page 8

Although the hill stand at Flemington was packed with people immediately before the Melbourne Cup yesterday, not one person apparently…

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Eurongilly Bush Fire Brigade

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 November 1933 · page 5

"A large and representative meeting was held at Eurongilly. The meeting was much indebted to Mr. Shepherd, captain of the Nangus Fire Brigade…

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Ladtysmith Bush Fire Brigade

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1933 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Ladysmith Bush Fire Brigade was held in the Ladysmith Soldiers' Memorial Hall. Mr. A. Joss was elected captain and…

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News and Notes From N.r.m.a. Preventing Bush Fires

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 November 1933 · page 6

Now that the hot weather is with us, the N R.M.A. considers that a warning to campers against the careless use of fire is justified. "My…

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Fire at Harden Family's Narrow Escape Harden

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 November 1933 · page 4

Fire-destroyed a wooden double cottage in Lucan street, Harden, not far from the monument, during Wednesday night. The occupants of one…

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Reichstag Fire Thought Export a Joke Goebbel's Evidence Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1933 · page 1

Giving evidence at the Reichstag fire trial to-day the Minister for Propaganda (Dr. Goebbels) said that he regarded aa a practical joke the news…

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Fire Danger Bitumen Blaze Near Gasometers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1933 · page 4

Four gasometers at the works of the Australian Gaslight Company at Mortlake were threatened to-night when a serious outbreak of fire occurred in a…

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